Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/7A/1 - May 1915 - Part 7

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November 11th Month 1915
9 8 MON  to [[?]] up.
Then withdrew [[shorthand]] line
[[shorthand]] & came in
10 9 TUES
King Edward VII. born, 1811
1/4 [[shorthand]] (shot)
11 10 WED  [[shorthand]] hell
of a hammering. 
12 11 THUR Tues 18. May 1915
P of W [[shorthand]] x
Aeroplane was over us
13 12 FRI   xxxxxxx yesty - first
here for t fortnight. Balloon
up also - [[?]]
14 13 SAT 
>11h 3m P.M. (Greenwich)
New little balloon.
15 14 SUN - 24 aft Trin Last [[shorthand]] last on our ^ tel line KB.
& another station the wire
was tapped and a message 
came in buzzed out
in very
 

1915  60 30 Days November 92
slow fashion & badly spelt
"we will put you trench [[shorthand]] Australian
bastads guns we will have
We will give you mines you
Australia Bastads."
The [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] quiet [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]]
dugout
[[shorthand]] 7am [[shorthand]]
[[?]] [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]]
great flake of 10" shell
or q.z. [[shorthand]] after xx
I had 1 - swim [[shorthand]] shelling
[[shorthand]] 

November
11th Month
16 3s MON
-
Fy
t beyond.
t
Madagan-

I6 TUES
They I
. Ewith
9.2 all 1
Col. Owen

IF WED
18
Send Jr.J.
I the Enemy
3-0
n 400
19 W8THUR 30
26
to Ed the juns on

o cdnt be
0
oton I saw Bessell
-2O SAT
& be se they had
him bluffed - 4.2.
2FSUN-25 aft Trin
O o rco, Wpeo
1
all
wonder why owen doesnt set a I sun
outs them. He says. Co is very have 11 in
 

1915
 

1915
November
30 Days
60
same day G.H.A. senten to
.8
landing
1e
ar 228 m. 12. just p)
The Frumph also saw I
pusheng up from Roethia
ge
N
k
To
L&
We have 2 new Howetzes
onx
I of them our
2hits on
Shoto
people at Capi
guns. The
o no anmanth
&elles
0
but
to
were going to stick to the
130 rous it
The rs are landly
siew of reports s to te landen
 

Fovember JD Iith Month
1915
22 MON
show yo how.26
1c0
L6
a10-3/1
We have no acroptone
S TUES
They have them all at Sittil
Bahr. We get the bigballoon
& for the Ob
10 days
24 WED
We sot the PS
They promised to sent
62STHUR as some- Our Excort
I
I be taking at the
Queen, & pow the Rofw.
2882
We still have Treumpd,
Bacchanti & I thuik
727 SAT
ops. Mageste
has s& RE Lasntbn
28 so-Iin sdent here for a low
truce. The sold lace at the
poent took our &V.
 

v
 

96
1915
30 Days
60
November
& threw it in at 2s
tn bre
of the worst fits of staf
I have
ever unagined. The 29
& the pepas may be fit
to push with Ir31(
decent bugade & not one at all
to compare with any of peeps
unless the fegth an show one
wh I dopbt
to theN
the searchlight
10
is only 2
speerts 1"
warned
to
93
Auberon Herbert- Brothers
the British are your friends (Bullet
Bellett). They love t mussalman
(bout) they will feed you & give
you cyaretes (shrappel) etc
 

10.35 moon down.
Nov & Dec
11th & 12th Months
1915
11.45. Spmb. Turkish
302e NON
(1Oh llm r.n. (Greenwich)
Riglefirs sudderly greatly incrasd
11.46 another bomb
makim. can hearbullets
Weres
Swedhig past my dey out.
St. Andrew, Ap.
11.47. another bomb.
Makii jong hard.
W.4B. Another bomb
ROEC WED
Queen Alexandra born, 18f Mnore maxiim.
11.50 another bomb.
B.B. Mariuy.
B. Maxun. R.
Srivr
Heavy firing all this triue
Destrager wh has had to at
to intervals has it on now
ATR1
C off
went along to Sog. office. Gen.
SSN
walker tro in night
cap. He asked if our
ESUN -2in Advent in touch with all tim
battations - (Answer was for
Bde yes
151 Bde. yes.
 

9
(00 30 &31 Days
Nov & Dec
1915
12.10.
fire much slackes at
Ed hear Several bomps stll
(4 within
12 sconds)
has benn
A maxin in the centre
sweepin
4
right
left & back
Bomtlie
o c by dr

Foun Gen up
7c
2
B Are then
158 Answer
32
yes Sir
611 2
sir
answer later yes
2
ask youn th
3id Bde
NothigN
D 32d Bno.
only heavy be tak
Cont get n
wditon. B6
 

December P) I2ih Month
1915
PMON
ta prt 10
1 ach Im p.n. (Greenwich)
whitefer) the ao B
8rvc In 2s daypits are two
men a how lanterns &
overlars - peach &say
wt bags
9WE6
House. Open pont
nothe Mago &c
plaat. Gt watsen.
E Hom Cantern?
p. we to bright
19 FRI
Black Game and Grouse Shofting
ends
table made of
1254 Boie Beet
12 tia fon lase.
1350-3 rospe tin
Ember Week
ight on foces.
light
Watsons (o]
 

December
1915
31 Days
60
opreater
as last.
July 20
Any I. Reprt
220
Hobbs orderly
oN
Why 3772nd
Trst pt him
O .
any report to Angac Sr
18 may N0, 33gaer.
1o
6
Fhersly
had to lepveus
vew rs
may
GE5 Boub.
arpat
At 3.30 att ackyd on
B. opp. 4t 1B. stoon
chargs
2
 

OcMber
12th Month
14MON
went to Owen
D 1lh 3Sm a.n. (Greenwich)

SBn.
ISTUES
16 WED
Ember Day
520
320
19THUR

8
30
18 FRI
Oxford Michaelmas
Ember Day.
Term ends
19SAT
Ember Day
160
2O SUN—4 in Advent
Cambridge Michaelmas Term ends
Smper
 

1915
 

n
le

 

1915
31 Days
1t 4.3.2.

attacked 2 b0)
S Blacked.
 

02
December
fn
 

December
12th Month
1915
p.3.
29 MON 18
t
4.30
8873 i monesh.
Evening
shelling
22 TUES
St. Thomas, Ap. Michaelmas Law
o1 3.
Sittings end. OOh 52m P.M.
(Greenwich)
84
parspet
of Courtney
22 WED
45
66£4-
15
p2
2ATHUR
NE of Knithia
Staff Cr.C.
alert.
28 FRI Xnias
Evenyon17 at
30
a machins fun
26 SAT
shatonte
fire & Courtneys &.
Col.
Chaglorin
1sit-alt Chtas Hottest or
St. Stephen, M
(St Aust
1
to
Ba
 

204
1915
31 Days
10
December
4.30an 20002
M
in ofa fuet anafarte
Navy f
D
5.30 Taube over prvduss
N03
-
shells shist
6.30 50023
No
8 & 10 am. /9 1/ at 19an
agoo quinns let
anl

4.
Col. Chaytosc
Plagges
10.45 quin
4
clause
second at
All o7ros
Mins
II am.
 

DDec. Jan
12th & ist Months
1915-16
11.150
28 MON
Loc toL
St. John, Eran, Bank Noliday
6
/2 metday Swarms 20
29 TUES
in galle
Innocents’ Day
Dive unfer 3 to getout if
of Shrag
2OWED
COh SIm P.M. (Gfeenwich)
May 207
Tours
Speetnight in
3OTHUR Tarks kicke up or
bjets movry
under dark mouutuin
Sol to be sborty 18x
constat fixe 13&
15 TanR
We krew a te bombo.
Aft 4.30 our gans
ESANSAT (1910) L0 to fire.
Circumcision
ce pas 5
3 SUN-ZAIt ChrISSIAS
en Wee s hand to two g to be
They advanced & td someton
o whofle b. They
 

101
1810.10
31 Days
Dec'& Jan
nun
got over to fofr

& then prened up I am
+ battery fife. Hew on 5
36
tay.20. German acroplane over
abt 10., nove down to
her.
about Dropped boub at
Eurgabe, mussed by 100ads
or more. Our bolloop
in but iss shelled out abb i2.
13. Inf2 came back
not giving us any
It's a sitly
deropling - bec. tho ogls of this
place for scent purposes) is
absolutely
mentialise.
Very quiet up to 1.30
one
two by colfgzies only
Scandabus of in Alex
an zat felepots not 2L0
from hemnos. Now
2ad 6
 

March 109 CASH MEMORANDA 1915
11206
&on sabos. (Eo)ft
Sondan all 6 4/01 only 12 Compeles
C. of 6 26
ous woaded badfered about in Alex.
adnt fend
until ot
some kindness/ 7.
o
Who took C. Lmos
sco Sa
B
Gene
" 1815 may
20 may
80
deadi
20
o
for C
 

1915
ito
11.20
 

6 EASH MEMORANOA
Februa
Supson Donkey
man
bnd aufe. Hit
May 19
2by
Doakin
eo
61
someore

Conbey
2ndLHB.) to no
gooe up monach Call
1B
ca
3
Navy. NaSc
p1
 

March 109 CASH MEMORANDA  1915
11.20. Heavy firing. Our
guns have being going all 
night - esp. the battery
above us. Also warships.
Moon is behind clouds.
12.10. Very heavy attack opt
front of Quinn's Post
guns ordered to play on it
without intervals.
12.45 Heavy [[shorthand]]
11-10. Turks reported by NZ to
be just [[shorthand]] trench with artillery
opened [[shorthand]] at once / [[at?]]
back - Doesnt [[shorthand]]
a ground attack.
There is to attack at
all at Popes or Quinns
but [[shorthand]]

1915 60 CASH MEMORANDA 110 April
May 21 German [[shorthand]]
nearly all killed acc. to [[shorthand]]
observatn only [[shorthand]] stop
shooting [[shorthand]]
target.
Nearly got old Jessie 6 [[shorthand]]
8 or 10 d [[shorthand]]
Cd see firing at Bulair [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]]
Interpreters [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]]
Parliamentaire [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] cigarettes etc.
(Nearly hit [[shorthand]]) [[shorthand]]
Hit [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]]
Govt [[shorthand]]